Car side.



O. F. MURRAY.

CAB. SIDE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876, Patented Apr. 21, 1914i 3 SHEETSSHEET l.

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GAR SIDE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876, Patented Apr. 21, 191 1 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

G. F. MURRAY.

UAR SIDE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876. Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

COITUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. MURRAY, OF EVAN'STON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOWLER. CARCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CAR SIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. MURRAY, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Sides, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway cars and has particular reference toanovel side con struction for single sheathed steel frame cars.

cars, the sheathing being disposed interiorly of a steel frame andextending longitudinally of the car, ithas heretofore been customary tobolt the individual planks to the metallic frame posts. This necessarilyin volved the punching of a multitude of holes in the frame thusmaterially weakening the same; also the boring of an equal number ofholes in the side planking. The provision of such. holes provided accessfor moisture and the deterioration of the side planks frequently beganat the point of the passage of bolts through the sheathing. v

The present invention has for its object the provision of means wherebythe sheath ing may be held in proper position against the frame postswithout the use of a large number of bolts and therefore withoutweakening the frame by punching. In addition the saving in labor cost ismaterial. In my construction I provide a plurality of rigid postsdisposed interiorly of the sheath ing flush with the surface thereof andremovably secured to the frame posts in such manner that the posts maybe removed in order to replace broken side planks as required.

It has been found desirable to provide means for tightening the sideplanks one upon the other, to take up shrinkage and warping. Obviouslythis may be done in a number of ways, several of which are illustratedin the present application. In all the forms illustrated the tighteningforce is exerted between the top side plate and the top of thesheathing.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section through a railway carconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an insideelevation of the construction shown in In the construction of singlesheathed box Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the topportion of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with a simple wedgein place. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is atransverse vertical section through a box car showing a modified form ofsecuring means for the inside post; Fig. 6 is an inside elevation of theconstruction shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view onthe line 77 of Fig.6; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 5; andFig. 9 is a side elevation of a car construct-ed in accordance with myinvention.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings it will be seen that a carconstructed in accordance with my invention may have a side sill 10, aZ-bar top plate 11, and verticalframe posts 12.

Interiorly of the frame the sheathing 13,

is placed, the boards extending longitudinally of the car. As a meansfor maintaining the sheathing in place I provide angular, preferablychannel-shaped posts 14, extending from top to bottom of the sheathingon the inside of the car the posts being gained. into the boards toprovide a flush inner surface. At the top the posts 14 are spaced awayfrom the side plate 11, by

means of a filler 15, and held in place by a bolt 16, passing throughthe web of the channel 14;, and through the web of the side plate 11'.At the bottom a round bar 17, having a flattened end is riveted to theweb of the channel 141, the round end of the rod extending down throughthe floor and through a flange of the side sill 10. By this means thepost and sheathing are restrained from lateral movement the sheathingbeing securely maintained in position.

A slightly modified construction is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, wherein thepost 18 has a hooked upper end 19, adapted to engage one leg of the sideplate 11. A bolt 20 securely holds the post against the side plate. Atthe bottom the post 18 is secured by means of a bolt 21, to a verticalframe post 12, the inside post 18 not passing downward through the sidesill.

As a means for tightening the planking upon each other, I may provide asimple wedge such as shown in Fig. 3, in which one of the members 22 isriveted to the side plate 11, the other member 23, of the wedge being atemporary afiair which may be either of wood or metal. In Figs. 1 and 2a more elaborate wedge construction is shown, wherein the lower wedgemember 23* is held against longitudinal movement, the upper wedge member24, being brought into cooperation therewith by means of a bolt 25,having a bearing on an angle 26, riveted to the side plate.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modified form of tightening means is shown, wherein ametal plate 27, is seated in the top plank and provides a bearing for anut 28, threaded on a bolt 29', the head of which bears against theinner leg of. the top plate 11.

Other forms of tightening means may be employed and other modificationsmay be made in the structure shown, all without departing from thespirit of my invention.-

I claim:

1. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame posts, asingle, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to endposts on the sides, and interior posts extending from top to bottom ofthe car, said posts having a rigidbut removable connection to the carframe at the top and bottom of said posts, said posts acting as the solemeans for maintaining said sheathing in proper relation to said frame,substan- 'tially as described.

2. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, asingle, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to endposts on the sides, a plurality of flanged posts located interiorly ofthe car and acting as the holding means for maintaining said sheathingin position on said frame, said posts having arigid but removableconnection to the frame members at the described.

3. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, asingle, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to endposts on the sides, a plurality of channel-shaped posts locatedinteriorly of the car with their surfaces flush with the surface of saidsheathing, said posts having a vertically immovable bolt connection tosaid frame members at the top and bottom of the car, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, asingle, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to endposts on. the sides, sheathing retaining posts located interiorly of thecar with their surfaces flush with the surface of said sheathing, arigid but removable connection between said interior posts and saidframe members at the top and bottom of the posts, and means for exertingtightening force on said sheathing, said force acting between an upperframe member and the top of said sheathing, substantially as described.

5. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, asinglc,interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to endposts on the sides, sheathing retaining posts located interiorly of theear with their surfaces flush with the surface of said sheathing, arigid but remo *able connection between said interior posts and saidframe members at the top and bottom of the posts and wedge means fortightening said sheathing, substantially as described.

CHARLES F. MURRAY.

Witnesses T. D. BUTLER, L. E. HANNEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

